Chlorosiloxanes



Unite tates Ptent CHLOROSILOXANES Paul L. Brown, Saginaw, Mich., assignor to Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, Mich., a corporation of Michigan No Drawing. Application December 11, 1957 Serial No. 701,988

2 Claims. (Cl. 260-4482) This invention relates to tn'fluoroalkylfluorosiloxanes.

It is the object of the present invention to prepare low molecular weight fluorosiloxanes which are useful as water-repelling agents and as intermediates in the preparation of siloxane polymers. Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description.

The invention relates to chlorosiloxanes of the formula R R CH1 CH9 CH5 CH9 0181 (OS!) ,Cl

Me Me where R is a perfiuoroalkyl radical of 1 to 3 inclusive carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 3 inclusive.

The compositions of this invention are best prepared by hydrolyzing a chlorosilane of the formula Me ROHaCHzSiCl:

to produce the corresponding siloxane hydrolyzate and thereafter reacting this hydrolyzate with aqueous hydrochloric acid under superatmospheric pressures. The method is described in great detail in the copending application of James F. Hyde and Paul L. Brown, Serial No. 615,470, filed October 12, 1956, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in this application by reference.

In general, the reaction with the aqueous HCl is carried out at superatrnospheric pressure ranging from 100 to 500 lbs. at a temperature of approximately 30 C. The reaction is carried out until equilibrium is established and the chlorosiloxanes so formed are then separated from the aqueous acid and distilled to isolate the individual species.

The products of this invention are particularly useful for treating glass fabrics in order to render them water repellent and to improve their lubricity. They are also useful as intermediates in the preparation of organepolysiloxanes.

The following examples are illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the invention which is properly delineated in the appended claims.

Example 1 1 gallon of reached 220 psi. at 24 C. The total reaction time at superatmospheric pressure was 48 hours. The equilibrated product was then separated from the aqueous acid and was distilled. The first fraction boiling 62 to 88 C. at 1 mm. was redistilled to give the product 0 F CF; CH1 CH:

CH C181 boiling at 72 C. at 1.5 mm. and having the following properties: viscosity at 25 C. 2.9 cs., d at 25 C. 1.072,

2,911,427 Patented Nov. 3, 1959 11 1.3800. The distillation of the reaction product was continued and there was isolated a siloxane of the formula CH; CH2

CH2 CH2 ClSi (081) 01 Me Me boiling-at 122 C. at 1 mm. and having the following properties: viscosity at 25 C. 12.45 cs., d at 25 C. 1.286, 11 1.3800.

Example 2 I gallon of the cyclic siloxane boiling at 96 C. at 1 mm. and having the following properties: viscosity at 25 C. of 6 cs., d at 25 C. 1.2814, 11 1.3797.

Example 3 When a siloxane hydrolyzate of the unit formula Me CgIHCHzCHgSiO is reacted with hydrochloric acid in accordance with the procedure of Example 1 and the resulting product is separated from the aqueous acid and fractionated, the following siloxanes are obtained:

a 7 aFi CH1 CH3 OISi Me Me Me Me OSF7 aF1 CH1 CH5 CH2 CH2 ClSl (OSlhCI Me Me That which is claimed is:

1. A composition of matter of the formula R R CH CH2 CH1 CH3 CISi (0si),.o1 Me Me in which R is a perfluoroalkyl radical of from 1 to inclusive carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to inclusive.

2. A composition of the formula OH, CH1 018i (081) .(31

Me Me in which n is an integer from 1 to 3 inclusive.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,381,366 Patnode Aug. 7, 1945 OTHER REFERENCES Tarrant: Development of Fluoro-Silicone Elastomers,

Wright Air Development Center Techn. Report 55-220 (August 1955), pp. 12 and 37. 

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